Fertiliser

[nightowl2912]

hi all, please can anyone tell me if i can use this as a fertiliser in my tank with or without fish ???
NPK fertiliser 15-30-15 with trace elements

Nitrogen (N) total 15%

Ammoniacal Nitrogen(N) 6.5%

Ureic Nitrogen(N) 8.5%

Phosphorus pentoxide (p2o5)
soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and in water 30%(13.1%P)
of whitch soluble in water 30%(13.1%P)

Potassium Oxide (k2o)
soluble in water 15%(12.4%K)

Boron ( b ) soluble in water 0.02%

Copper (CU) soluble in water 0.03%

Iron (Fe) soluble in water 0.15%
0.15% chelated by EDTA

Manganese (Mn) soluble in water 0.05%
0.05% chelated by EDTA

Zinc (Zn) soluble in water 0.03%

Andy

 

[Themuleous]

Dont understand that, is the NPK fert adding all those things? Is it designed for the aquarium? What make is it?

 

[nightowl2912]

hi sam, all those things are listed to b in the fert

designed for the aquarium, No

 

[Chris_Wood]

Yeah... ...doesn't sound like an aquarium fertilizer.... .....I would give it a miss!

CW

 

[Themuleous]

Yeah... ...doesn't sound like an aquarium fertilizer.... .....I would give it a miss!

CW

That's what I was thinking

 

[nightowl2912]

hi sam, all those things are listed to b in the fert

designed for the aquarium, No

 

[ChrisP]

I would not trust it, it looks liek it has a lot of metals and Phostphate in it for a start.

Most likely a common garden fertilizer?

 

[Themuleous]

Its be the Ammoniacal Nitrogen and Ureic Nitrogen that would worry me

 

[Dubby]

I have come across the use of Osmocote slow release fertiliser for aquariums. Dont know about other varieties.

 

[nightowl2912]

Its be the Ammoniacal Nitrogen and Ureic Nitrogen that would worry me

hi sam yer thay r no good at all for the fish some also said that
thank u
Andy

hi all, it was just some one told me about N P K
and I saw this on a box of miracle-gro
and thought I would ask!

 

[Themuleous]

Always worth an ask